What stands out worked out from the figures below

Vernon has the most renters (46.8% rent).

Brooklyn has the most homeowners (81.7%).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Vernon	Brooklyn
People
Population	30,577Highest	8,517Lowest
Median age	39.4±2.5Lowest 4% below CT	45.6±2.5Highest 11% above CT
Kids under 18	16.9%±2Lowest CT: 20.2%	20.6%±4.6Highest CT: 20.2%
	Brooklyn and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.6%±1.7Highest CT: 18.5%	17.6%±2.9Lowest CT: 18.5%
	Vernon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38%Highest CT: 42.5%	23.9%Lowest CT: 42.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.8%±1.2Highest CT: 7.1%	5.4%±1.7Lowest CT: 7.1%
	Vernon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,356±$6kLowest 11% below CT	$96,207±$15kHighest about the CT average
	Brooklyn and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,500±$11kLowest 25% below CT	$315,200±$28kHighest 14% below CT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,425±$77Highest 4% below CT	$1,125±$98Lowest 24% below CT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,804Highest 13% below CT	$4,538Lowest 32% below CT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.3%±5.7Highest CT: 52.6%	38.5%±19.3Lowest CT: 52.6%
	Vernon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	13.4%Highest CT: 10%	2.3%Lowest CT: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	53.2%Lowest CT: 66.5%	81.7%Highest CT: 66.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Lowest 1 yr newer than CT	1978Highest 11 yrs newer than CT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest about the CT average	27 minLowest about the CT average
Work from home	13.4%±2.5Highest CT: 16%	10.7%±5.4Lowest CT: 16%
	Vernon and Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#107 of 149 in CT	#113 of 149 in CT
School district	Vernon School District	Brooklyn School District
High school in town	Rockville High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	12.1	—
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.